Anthony Bourdain on In-N-Out: 'My Favorite Restaurant in LA'

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Even if they tried, In-N-Out could never make a better commercial for their establishment than this.

I genuinely miss this dude. Every episode felt like he knocked on my door and said, “Let’s go check out this spot that I heard about.” RIP

worked at In-N-Out for five years... still my favorite restaurant in the world. Most folks who have worked in the food industry, especially the fast food or high-volume chain restaurants, can tell you horror stories of dubious food handling or using old/stale ingredients to use up the stock. In my time at In-N-Out, I was shocked in the exact opposite way. In the pass one shift, I saw an associate stocking cheese into the fridge under the grills. He accidentally dropped the block as he was loading, and one corner of the block touched the floor. Manager said throw the entire block out. Mind you, the blocks are double plastic wrapped - each stack of 50 or so slices are wrapped, and three stacks are wrapped together to make a block of about 150 slices. Didn't matter. A few associates split the block up to take home, so it didn't go to waste... but it was never going to the customer. Half of their restaurants score a perfect 100 on their health inspections. And if a store scores lower than a 90 on any health inspection, it's almost guaranteed termination for the shift manager. Regarding food safety and quality, In-N-Out does not f*ck around.

He is the only celebrity that felt more like a friend I’ve never met. Miss this guy. Never seemed staged, always genuine.

"I'm a cheap nasty low-down trailer park Burger sl*t." This is why we love Anthony Bourdain. RIP

"Me, Christopher Walken, the Dalai Lama, and Keith Richards in a hot tub, doing bong rips..." god damnit I miss you Anthony.

As a Californian all my life, I can tell you that being able to get one of these at a moment's notice is truly something special. I would take an in n out cheese burger over a gourmet burger 10/10 times without even thinking about it

As an LA native, I have to agree In-N-Out is the best fast food burger chain on the planet. It’s because of Tony that I’m typing this comment from Australia. He inspired me to travel and taste the world. Thank you sir, you’re deeply missed everyday.

The way he whispers "...Yes." at 3:00 is just hilarious and perfect. Like some supervillain who finally wins, lol. He was always such a character and wonderful storyteller. RIP Anthony

I want this guy back. Goddamn. We’ll never have anyone who comes close.

I was in the hospital for a month last year. I told anyone who'd listen that when I got out I was going to get a burger and shake at In and Out. That meal may have been the highlite of my year.

The fact that Anthony and Gordon Ramsay both praise In-N-Out speaks volumes.

“This cheese like substance is just perfect” lmao

RIP. I grew up watching the food channel and you on the tv always had my interest. Real reviews, no bs.

Damn I miss him. His passion for life inspires me to want to do more. He gave me so much hope. He always made my heart smile no matter how much it was aching. He had so much more to give. Gone too soon.

It's amazing how many people genuinely miss this guy. Even though he's a presenter, he's more like a good friend who we genuinely know. What a guy.

Watching this in 2020 and I still can’t believe he’s gone.

thank you tony, miss you already

One of the things that make In-N-Out so good is that they have a very "limited" menu. They only make and sell the basics, and that's all you really need - a burger, fries, and soft drink (or shake, if you prefer). They could have introduced a fish sandwich, onion rings, etc. anytime over the past 5 decades and chose not to. That's what makes them special.